FOKEST TREES AND FOEEST SCENERY 



It has been said that the broadleaf 

 trees grow naturally over a wide extent 

 of territory. Of the unbroken wilder- 

 nesses that covered the eastern parts of 

 our country when it began to be colo- 

 nized, only fragments remain. A few 

 States are still densely wooded, but in 

 these the forces which have caused 

 the disappearance of similar forests in 

 other regions have now begun to assert 

 themselves. Some will yield to their 

 old enemy, the ravaging fire that could 

 so often be prevented; others must ulti- 

 mately recede to make way for agii- 

 culture; many will be removed more 

 rapidly for the sake of their material. 

 It is confidently to be expected, how- 

 ever, in view of the widening influ- 

 ence forestry is exerting, that where 

 it is desirable a provision will be 

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